Ah I see. And never say 'just' in relation to your job (you do yourself a disservice, it takes a lot of savvy to work in education these days in any capacity. I personally would be very unnerved stepping into a classroom.) I've had jobs I have hated but with the right words I can make it sound like I'm with the secret service.

For example:
'Educational facility technician'

For my day job I work in the law as part of an in house team as well as offering out my services on a consultancy basis. It's not nearly as glamorous as it sounds... I interview potential clients who contact me and I decide whether it's worth troubling their solicitors over it or just 'kindly declining' their case... an awful lot of people jump straight into litigation over the tiniest inconsequential things. Lots of people just love to scream 'I'm going to sue you!' at the top of their lungs I think  .

I blog about it... but remember my pants (probably much to the relief of my colleagues at work.)

When I'm not doing that I act.

Anyway... Rant:
I completed a days worth of work in about an hour (seeing as I did most of it at 6am) and went back home as I am 'no use to anyone exhausted'... apparently. I went to bed where I have slept like the dead for the last 6 hours. I now feel destroyed and I haven't eaten since about 7am so I should probably go and do that now.

(I hope the world doesn't end tomorrow because if that's the case my last day has been rubbish!)

besleybean wrote:

It's not going to.

No, it's really not is it. I wonder what date the conspiracy nuts will pick next?

My sleep schedule has been all wonky too. I used to be able to sleep late on my off day, now I can't. And I used to be able to fall asleep soon after going to bed, now I lay there for about an hour and desperately want to keep sleeping when my alarm goes off. Consequently, I'm not getting enough sleep and it's making me very cranky. Added to it, I have a sinus infection, so I'm all phlegmy and coughing. I'm so tired, I could very easily nap at my desk at work, which probably isn't the best idea.

Hope it doesn't get worse, Davina. What about some hot drink and a hot bath? And then onto the sofa with an orange blanket?

Could be dangerous. 

Thanks Mnemsyne. I'm sure we all appreciate it. 

Davina wrote:

Thank you. Taken cold cure, have tissues and am lying in bed contemplating going downstairs to get a glass of water. Feeling rubbish and really hoping my dad doesn't get it! It's these 'foreign' germs. 

Make it a large glass of the hottest water you can bear to drink. Trust me, it cures many ails & especially eases cold/flu symptoms.

Equi Rant for the day (yes, on Christmas...)

My hand flipping HURTS today. I was in a collision Wednesday - I was on my motorcycle, a car cut me off, and I didn't have space to do anything but scrub a tiny bit of speed with the brake. X-rays say nothing is broken, but the pain and stiffness in my hand is frustrating. It's especially frustrating because I have rheumatoid arthritis, and I'm very, very familiar with this exact sort of pain, but all my ways to lessen this sort of pain don't work, because this is soft tissue / bruising, not joint.

I also have to work today (though the annoyance of that is mitigated by the extra money they give us for working holidays, and by the fact that my family is truly scattered this Christmas so we celebrated early).

And because I'm not good at pouring out too much negativity without something positive to balance it... It is at least a nice day here. It's 70ºF (21ºC) now, and it's only 8:30 AM. It's humid, currently 90% humidity, but that's to be expected. This is my kind of weather, and I may even open the car windows on my way in to work. I need to get the MX-5 working again so I can have true convertible experiences again.

ETA: And now my nice, sunny, warm day has turned into a rainy day, the start of the cold front arriving. While I like a nice summer rain, this will bring cold. At least I have a warm mug of tea and some peppermint cookies.

Last edited by equiraptor (December 25, 2012 4:03 pm)

Thank you. Unfortunately, coolness makes the arthritis worse, and it's in that hand, so ice isn't really an option. Both the doctor and my physical therapist recommended pressure for brief periods combined with moving the hand around, so that's what I've been doing. The injury is old enough now to benefit from warmth, so I've added that in to the routine. It's frustrating, but it'll heal. 

Oh, and the day has gone sunny again, and the cold front hasn't hit yet. Yay!

I can suggest trying rubbing arnica cream/gel on the affected area. This helps the bruising come out. Although it should not be apllied to broken skin. You can also apply an ibuprofen gel upon the area. Keeping the affected area raised will also help.

Last edited by Davina (December 25, 2012 9:45 pm)